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1934 Curtis Cup

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2nd Curtis Cup Match
DatesSeptember 27–28, 1934
VenueChevy Chase Club
LocationChevy Chase, Maryland
Captains
United States 612 212 United Kingdom
United States wins the Curtis Cup
← 1932
1936 →

The 2nd Curtis Cup Match was played on September 27 and 28, 1934 at the Chevy Chase Club in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The United States won 612 to 212.[1]

Format

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The contest was played over two days, with three foursomes on the first day and six singles matches on the second day, a total of 9 points. Matches were over 18 holes.

Each of the 9 matches was worth one point in the larger team competition. If a match was all square after the 18th hole extra holes were not played. Rather, each side earned 12 a point toward their team total. The team that accumulated at least 5 points won the competition.

Teams

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Eight players for the USA and for Great Britain & Ireland participated in the event. The American's had a non-playing captain, Glenna Collett-Vare, while Britain's captain, Doris Chambers, was one of the team.

United States   Team USA
Name Notes
Glenna Collett-Vare non-playing captain
Leona Cheney played in 1932
Charlotte Glutting
Aniela Goldthwaite
Opal Hill played in 1932
Marion Miley
Maureen Orcutt played in 1932
Lucille Robinson
Virginia Van Wie played in 1932

Marion Miley did not play any matches.

The British team was selected in July. Doris Chambers was the captain-manager.[2] They travelled first to Canada on the SS Duchess of York.[3]

United Kingdom   Great Britain
Name Notes
England Doris Chambers playing captain
England Pam Barton
Scotland Freda Coats
England Diana Fishwick played in 1932
England Molly Gourlay played in 1932
England Wanda Morgan played in 1932
England Diana Plumpton
Republic of Ireland Pat Walker

The captain, Doris Chambers, and Freda Coats did not play any matches.[4][5][6]

Thursday's foursomes matches

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United Kingdom Results United States
Barton/Gourlay halved Van Wie/Glutting
Fishwick/Morgan United States 2 up Orcutt/Cheney
Plumpton/Walker United Kingdom 2 up Hill/Robinson
112 Session 112
112 Overall 112

Friday's singles matches

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United Kingdom Results United States
Diana Fishwick United States 2 & 1 Virginia Van Wie
Pam Barton United States 7 & 5 Leona Cheney
Molly Gourlay United States 4 & 2 Maureen Orcutt
Wanda Morgan United States 3 & 2 Charlotte Glutting
Diana Plumpton United States 3 & 2 Opal Hill
Pat Walker United Kingdom 3 & 2 Aniela Goldthwaite
1 Session 5
212 Overall 612

References

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  1. ^ "Britain's defeat – American women triumph in Curtis Cup match". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. September 29, 1934. Retrieved October 21, 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "British ladies to meet Canada and America". The Glasgow Herald. July 19, 1934. p. 4.
  3. ^ "British women's team". The Glasgow Herald. September 1, 1934. p. 19.
  4. ^ "British women golfers in America". The Glasgow Herald. September 27, 1934. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Curtis Cup golf". The Glasgow Herald. September 28, 1934. p. 12.
  6. ^ "British women golfers beaten". The Glasgow Herald. September 29, 1934. p. 10.

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